48 year

Roman Empire

• Emperor : Claudius .
• Consuls : Aulus Vitellius and Lucius Vipstan Publici Messala .
• Consuls Suffixes : Lucius Vitellius the Younger and Guy Messala Vipstan Gall .
• Messalina "played a wedding" with her lover Celius . The freedman Claudius Narcissus told Claudius that his life was in danger. At the insistence of Narcissus, Celius was executed, and then Messalin.
• The first Roman invasion of the Silurian tribe (Southeast Wales).
• The first collision of the Silurians with the Roman troops.
• Gallic nobles are admitted to the Roman Senate.
• Edui are eligible to be Roman senators and hold honorary elected positions.
• The foundation of the city of Savaria, which became the capital of Pannonia .
• The death of the ruler of Halkis Herod. Married to his niece Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa II).
• 48-52 - Viceroy of Cuman, Governor of Judea.

Hunnu :

• The eight clans of the southern Huns were chosen by Shanuyi Bi and submitted to the Han empire.

See also: Category: Born in 48

• Ulpia Martian, sister of Emperor Marc Ulpius Trajan

See also: Category: Deaths in 48

• - Roman horseman, prefect of the fire guard, executed as Messalina's accomplice
• Herod II - King of Judea (44–48)
• Executed Messalina , Empress Consort of the Roman Empire (41–48), third wife of Emperor Claudius
• - King of Goguryeo (44–48)
• - an ancient Roman pantomime actor, executed for communication with Messalina
• - Roman horseman, executed as an accomplice of Messalina
• - Roman horseman, executed as an accomplice of Messalina
• - lover and main accomplice of the Messalina conspiracy, executed
• - Roman horseman, head of the imperial gladiatorial school, executed as an accomplice of Messalina
• - Roman senator, executed as Messalina's accomplice